[Closed] What film should be, and never has been, remade?

Weekend at Bernies

Good question.

I'd like to see a modern 'Silent Running'

& 'Omega Man'

Also, i'd like to see the the LOTR films done again, properly.

Dark Star, although I really don't think you could make it better as a film. Glossier and slicker, sure. Not necessarily better.

I thought Omega Man had been done at some point, but under a different name?

Casablanca, with Tom Hanks playing Rick Blaine and Kevin Bacon playing Victor Laszlo

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Wizard of Oz?

Debbie Does Detroit, a gritty modern take on ..Dallas

Caravaggio - without all the arty modern references

Westworld.

Gregory's Girl

Restless Natives

Plus a modern day version of porky's 😉

Westworld.

Waterworld

Dune.

I love the original, but it was generally panned.
Would love to see it as a commercial success.

Westworld.

Good shout.
In fact, most 70's Sci-Fi films with modern efects would work in my book

Casablanca, with Tom Hanks playing Rick Blaine and Kevin Bacon playing Victor Laszlo

+1 for Dune

Logans Run.

Great concept, dire film.

Omega Man = I Am Legend

Waterworld? Can't be any worse than the original 80's turd.

Flash gordon with music from DAFT PUNK

The Dark Crystal
KRULL
Labrynth

Dark Star,

breakfast club? english version tho, would be quite a bit different 🙂
goonies?

KRULL

Flash gordon

Flesh Gordon

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it was AWSOME!!...when i was 12. 😀

it was AW[s]SOME[/s]FUL!!... even when i was 12

Shoot 'Em Up with more guns and less plot

Shoot 'Em Up with more guns and less plot

Is that possible? I love Shoot Em Up!

I'd like to see someone try, but any remake has to include the jumping off the bridge and shooting the sunroof off the car to land in the drivers seat and drive off scene.
And more carrots

Waterworld, but they all drown in the first five minutes. 😈

Star Wars 1, 2 and 3.
This time, done properly.

To be honest, I don't think there's a need to remake films, especially as hollywood usually ruins them.

Star Wars 1, 2 and 3.

I was about to say Star Wars, but I meant the original trilogy.

It'd never happen, and the Internet would crash, but I reckon a reboot of A New Hope a la Battlestar Galactica would be an interesting project.

In fact, I think that's worth a thread of its own. BRB.

Wierd Science.

Waterworld? Can't be any worse than the original 80's turd.

what about the 1995 remake?

Thus and so,

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/star-wars-the-reboot

For a remake to be worthwhile the story has to be good, and the original had to fail to deliver the goods.

Hitchikers guide to the galaxy (the whole series of books) could be so good, but it really needs a director who understands it and drives it as a project.

Two Lane Blacktop:

With Justin Beiber as the driver.
Alan Carr as the mechanic.
Jordan as the girl & Lenny Henry as GTO.

No more remakes - please.

Wierd Science.

Starring...?

Soylent Green

( Like Delicatessen ,with a MacDonald franchise)

Westworld

I once saw a remake called Sexworld. Yul Brinner wasn't in it.

To baldly go where no man has gone before?

Alien vs. Predator.

Two amazing films, one very weak hash.
Every time this film is on, I watch and long to like it, but it is terrible and leaves me feeling numb.
The Predators are still awesome, the Aliens are just fodder and the human characters are just hollow shells kicking around on the Crystal Maze set. It is literally a computer game brought to life without any consideration for cinematography, script or character building. A commercial film.

breakfast club? english version tho, would be quite a bit different

Would it be the same without Gleason?

"Well well... Here we are."

I'd like to see a 2001: A Space Odyssey remake. The idea of an evil computer taking over a space ship deep in space is awesome. Just cut out all the boring crap, and have more of the interesting stuff.

Also a version of Into The Wild, but with more beauty, less annoying whining about daddy issues.

Hitchhikers didn't have a plot & I doubt very much if even Douglas Adams understood it. 🙂

Which is why it's great.

Starring...?

I'd like to see a 2001: A Space Odyssey remake.

Heh, just discussing this subject with a mate and I thought the same thing completely coincidentally. Might be an interesting film if they did away with a lot of the trippy effects and navel-gazing twaddle. I'm thinking William Daniels to play HAL.

Needs to be naturally stunning, mid 20's, not stick thin. Hmmm.

I was idly thinking of Eliza Dushku.

Not that that's an unusual occurrence.

I was idly thinking of Eliza Dushku.

Not that that's an unusual occurrence.

I wonder if anyone could do a Duel remake and do the stunning simplicity of it justice or would they ram it full of SFX?

Starring...?

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You might have to teach her to walk and talk at the same time though.

Black Hawk Down

In the remake they should tell the whole story, and set the scene by showing a US Helicopter defying United Nations and carrying out a rocket attack against a supposed militia meeting killing 60. It was this illegal attack that led to Somalis turning against the US.

M_F, think about what you just said, then think of Hollywood, then think about what would happen.

The first thing that happens with a remake of a classic film is that the studio spends half its budget on special effects that are probably over the top. The best films either use very little SFX or shun it entirely IMHO.

The first thing that happens with a remake of a classic film is that the studio spends half its budget on special effects that are probably over the top

M_F, think about what you just said, then think of Hollywood, then think about what would happen.

The first thing that happens with a remake of a classic film is that the studio spends half its budget on special effects that are probably over the top. The best films either use very little SFX or shun it entirely IMHO.

And don't forget 3D (although to be fair, 3D could do some scenes in Duel justice).

Which brings us on to another topic swerve... 'What existing films could have benefited from being filmed in 3D'?

(I could have said 'Jaws' but they did that didn't they)?

Needs to be more sultry.

If you know of someone more sultry than Eliza Dushku, I'd like her lightly oiled and sent to my room immediately.

Is it only me that thinks that there are too many remakes, sequels, preqels and genearal farting about with old ideas and a shortage of origonal thinking. all my favourite films were considered off the wall at the time, from the origonal bladerunner to the wicker man. both they and lots of other quirky origonals have been ****ed with to the point of devalueing the origonal .anybody enjoy the gus van sant remake of psycho, like psycho but without any threat or menace but with a muscle bound norman [ master] bates.

Bullet

Not sure who'd take McQueens part though, not sure there's anyone that would do it justice

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Find me an equal!

all my favourite films were considered off the wall at the time, from the origonal bladerunner to the wicker man.

The wickerman remake was awful. I wanted Nick Cage to be burned long before the end

Also... when was bladerunner remade? Or are you talking about the 100000 directors cut versions?

There's a Bladerunner remake in the pipeline, helmed (IIRC) by Ridley Scott again.

Find me an equal!

I'll be in my bunk.

I don't really get why Waterworld comes in for such a panning. Sure, it's not one of the best ever, but it's not really any worse than plenty of others in the genre is it?

Read this, the dude is back!

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Thats my point atlaz they moved the action from a scottish isle to america for no geed reason , took away the plot device of the missing girl and had nicolas cage walking around like a baffled horse for two hours - pointless .

as for bladerunner I loved the origonal but how many director's cuts and remakes do we need

There's a Bladerunner remake in the pipeline, helmed (IIRC) by Ridley Scott again.

Read this, the dude is back!

(although the subtitle is already worrying tbh)

Sequel, not remake. Harrison Ford to play Deckard (although not starring)

Sorry, braino; I knew that, just no-one told my fingers.

What existing films could have benefited from being filmed in 3D'?

(I could have said 'Jaws'

The land that time forgot with modern CGI.. oh and with Kelly Brook and Beyonce in it. That's the important bit.

Highlander..... Loved the plot of the original, but the film lacked bite and the effects were prety poor. It did however give superb scenery shots in Scotland. Queen soundtrack was great in places, but a litle OTT in other.

Just noticed they are remaking Highlander...... 🙂

Wotchoo talkin bout, Willis?

Oh yeah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_%28film%29

On March 2008, Summit Entertainment announced that it had bought the film rights to the Highlander franchise and is remaking the 1986 original movie. Originally Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway were writing the script, but Summit Entertainment turned to Melissa Rosenberg to write it instead, with release scheduled for 2011. In September 2009, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin was announced as director of the film, while Neal H. Moritz was slated to co-produce. As of 2011, release had been pushed back to 2014. As of the middle of May of 2012, Ryan Reynolds was slated to play the titular character.

Looks like they're being faithful to the original in their use of authentic Scottish acting talent, at least.

If you're gonna remake films, they should have to start again from the lumiere brothers, and go through everything again in chronological order. The same as when they run out of rhyming couplets for rap.

Westworld

It was but it had Dinosaurs instead of robots.

Rita, Sue and Bob Too.

Casablanca

Lol at deluded

I always get sloppy seconds 🙂

I have always thought that 'North By Northwest' could be brought right up to date.

[i]North By Northwest[/i] is perfect. It does [i][b]not[/b][/i] need remaking, and, frankly, neither does [i]Highlander[/i].

For a remake to be worthwhile the story has to be good, and the original had to fail to deliver the goods.

A Boy and his Dog. Although I think Don Johnson can't really be bettered in it.

It doesn't matter what the film is, there are three ingredients for a great film; Defy AUthority, Destroy Property and take clothes off.